March 5, 2012
Manhattan watch dealer cuts deal in wife-email flap
A celebrity watch dealer pleaded guilty in Manhattan today to unauthorized use of a computer -- a misdemeanor -- in a step toward resolving charges by his estranged doctor wife...
Justin Bieber hopes to break into adult market with next album
LOS ANGELES -- Justin Bieber is hoping to attract adult fans with his upcoming album while simultaneously holding on to the teen followers that brought him his fame. Bieber told...
Lady Gaga first to pass 20 million followers on Twitter
Lady Gaga has made history -- landing over 20 million followers on Twitter. The "Bad Romance" singer is the first user to ever reach the momentous milestone, securing her strong...
$50M suit alleges designer Alexander Wang runs Chinatown sweatshop
His fans call him chic, but his workers say he’s a taskmaster. Superstar designer Alexander Wang — famed for his laid-back, fall-out-of-bed fashions — ruthlessly runs a Chinatown sweatshop where...
Firefighter wounded in Kettle Black bar brawl describes horrifying scene for jury
A city firefighter slashed in a boozy brawl outside a Brooklyn bar described for a jury today the horror of seeing his best pal getting pummeled by a group of...
Report: Digital divide between Burke, Ebersol
NBCUniversal boss Steve Burke’s split with former NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol came down to more than money and reflected a deeper divide over the direction of sports media, a...
Syracuse basketball violated drug policy: report
The Syracuse basketball program ignored failed drug tests for at least 10 of its players over the span of a decade, Yahoo! Sports reported Monday, citing sources. According to the...
Nets' Lopez out three weeks with sprained ankle
MIAMI – For the short term, it’s not good.The Nets announced Brook Lopez is out for three weeks with a sprained right ankle suffered Sunday in Charlotte during Deron Williams’...
Knicks to raise 2012-13 ticket prices
It’s the price of Linining! The resurgent Knicks and conference-leading Rangers will both boost their ticket prices for next season, making cheap seats not as cheap by this fall. Knicks...
Yankees' Rivera could make spring debut Sunday
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Mariano Rivera breezed through an early-morning batting practice session Monday in Tampa and a plan to get the all-time saves leader into a spring training game is...
Yankees lose to Phillies
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Right-hander Joe Blanton threw two shutout innings and third baseman Placido Polanco drove home the game’s first run as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Yankees 9-3 in...
Stocks slide on global economic data
Stocks bounced back from morning losses Monday but still ended the day lower amid concerns about slowing global economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 14.76 points, or...
Giants use franchise tag on Weatherford
The Giants have placed their franchise tag on punter Steve Weatherford, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent on March 13.Weatherford wants to re-sign with the Giants after...
Crawford unlikely to be ready for Red Sox's opener
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford will be shut down this week to let his left wrist heal and it’s unlikely he’ll be ready to play...
Brooklyn driving school linked to VA bus crash loses license
New York State has suspended the license of a Brooklyn driving school linked to a bus crash that killed four people in Virginia. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the suspension Monday,...
Welker gets franchise tag from Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have placed the franchise tag on receiver Wes Welker. Welker has been selected to the Pro Bowl for four consecutive seasons. Last year,...
Muslim Americans rally to support NYPD's surveillance
A group of Muslim Americans gathered outside NYPD headquarters this morning to support the Police Department's surveillance of Muslims. Led by Dr. Zuhdi Jasser of the American Islamic Forum for...
UConn's Calhoun has no plans to retire
STORRS, Conn. — Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun hasn’t made any plans to retire just yet. The 69-year-old Hall-of-Famer, a self-described gym rat, is back from a monthlong medical leave that...
Ex-'Housewives' star Nicollette Sheridan cross examined in 'slap' trial
LOS ANGELES -- Actress Nicollette Sheridan finished cross examination today without being asked any questions about the alleged slap she suffered at the hand of “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry....
First Nets staffers relocate to Downtown Brooklyn
Hey Brooklyn, the Nets have finally arrived. While the currently NJ-based NBA team's players and coaches won’t be calling the borough home until Barclays Center opens in September, its first...
Raw look at Tokyo sushi legend
Sukiyabashi Jiro, Tokyo’s famed 10-seat sushi temple, is the kind of restaurant diners book months in advance and travel thousands of miles to experience. “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” David Gelb’s...
Skakel loses sentence reduction bid
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel has lost his bid for a reduction in his prison sentence of 20 years to life for the 1975 beating death of...
Ex-Met Dykstra sentenced to 3 years in Calif. prison for car scam
SAN FERNANDO, Calif. — Disgraced ex-New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra on Monday was sentenced to three years in a California state prison after pleading no contest to grand theft...
9 more claim abuse by late Red Sox clubhouse chief
BOSTON — Nine more men are accusing a now-dead Boston Red Sox clubhouse manager of sexual abuse, including assaults at Fenway Park and Memorial Stadium, former home of the Baltimore...
Knicks' Chandler excited to get championship ring in Dallas
DALLAS -- Tyson Chandler finally gets his championship ring Tuesday night before the Knicks face the Mavericks in a pregame ceremony. "It's a moment I've been waiting for really since...
Knicks' D'Antoni defends decision not to foul Celtics
DALLAS - Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni went on a long rant about his least-favorite subject - his refusal to intentioanlly foul when his team is up three points in the...
Cops seeking to question man in Chelsea apartment slay
Cops want to question this man in the brutal slaying of an eccentric Chelsea floral designer. Surveillance footage from a Chase bank ATM near 57-year-old victim John Laubach’s apartment shows...
Pineda impressive in first spring start for Yankees
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Joe Girardi wasn't overly concerned that Michael Pineda arrived at Yankees camp 10 pounds heavier than he ended the season last year in Seattle.And that was before...
Obama 2012 team says Democrats in Congress must raise their own money
WASHINGTON -- Democrats in the House and Senate will have to rely on their own fundraising prowess after learning they will not be getting any help from the president's re-election...
Pa. driver denied high-five during DUI arrest
TYRONE, Pa. -- Gerald C. Decker's attempt at friendliness with a Pennsylvania police officer was not enough to keep him from facing DUI charges. The 27-year-old was allegedly driving in...
Man accused in MetLife Stadium taser incident returns to court
HACKENSACK, NJ — A South Carolina man accused of using a stun gun on other fans during a fight at a New York Jets game last year has returned to...
Anti-Putin protesters arrested as disputed election sparks mass rally
MOSCOW -- Opponents of Vladimir Putin were gathering in Moscow Monday night for a mass protest after his disputed victory, with reports of arrests both in the capital and in...
Polls show Romney gains in Ohio on eve of Super Tuesday
Three new polls released Monday show Mitt Romney with more momentum in Ohio than Rick Santorum. Two of the surveys show the former Massachusetts governor edging out his top rival...
Sister of Jets' Mangold qualifies for the Olympics
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Holley Mangold was gearing up for the 2016 Olympics. So much for that idea. Her time is now. The 22-year-old sister of Jets center Nick Mangold and...
3UP: The A-Rod edition
1. In yesterday’s Post, I wrote this column about how Alex Rodriguez is using a new workout regimen that he believes will help restore his ability and extend excellent production...
Judge rules Mets' owners must pay back phony Madoff profit$
Call this the payback pitch. The Mets' owners will have to cough up their phony profits from investing with Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, a judge ruled today. But Manhattan federal...
Jets' free agency needs: tight ends
TIGHT ENDS This is the fourth part in a nine-part series examining the Jets' needs position by position as free agency begins. Today, I look at the tight ends. Currently...
Devils' Parise 'fine' after hurting wrist
Devils GM Lou Lamoriello said Monday that X-rays on captain Zach Parise's left wrist showed no fracture. "He's fine. Everything's okay," Lamoriello said. "He had an X-ray at the game,...
Obama pledges 'rock solid' commitment to Israel in meeting with Netanyahu
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Monday promised a "rock solid" commitment to Israeli security during a morning meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Calling the bond between the two...
Lockerbie bomber bragged about ability to travel without being tracked: report
EDINBURGH -- The Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing -- and later controversially released on health grounds -- told investigators he went to Malta to visit his mistress,...
Obama to speak at Joplin high school graduation
JOPLIN, Mo. -- President Obama will speak at the Joplin, Mo., high school graduation ceremony, a year after a devastating tornado leveled the town, FOX News Channel confirmed Monday. According...
Gov. Cuomo's poll numbers drop
ALBANY, N.Y. — A new poll shows Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s favorability and job performance have dropped and most New Yorkers see little improvement in key issues during his first 14...
Bombardment of Syrian city continues as envoys announce diplomatic visits
RASTAN, Syria -- Syrian forces bombarded the city of Rastan for a second straight day Monday, monitors said, as former UN chief Kofi Annan and other world envoys prepared a...
Former Rutgers student texts hateful message after using webcam to spy on roommate
A former Rutgers student said he wanted to “keep the gays away” after he used his webcam to see Tyler Clementi kissing another man in their dorm room, a student...
Snow complicates cleanup in tornado-struck S. Ind.
HENRYVILLE, Ind. — A spokeswoman for Indiana's homeland security agency says snow that fell overnight on southern Indiana is creating new hazards for residents cleaning up after Friday's deadly tornadoes....
Janitors gag students inside NJ school bathroom: report
Parents at a Jersey shore community are outraged after four elementary students were reportedly bound and gagged inside a bathroom. Two maintenance employees at Gregory Elementary School in Long Branch...
Colin Powell's man in Russia: Defends Syrian atrocities
Another reason why Colin Powell isn't the man we thought he was: His former chief of staff went on Russian television to propagandize for Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Lawrence Wilkerson claimed on...
Two civilians killed in suicide attack on US base in Afghanistan
BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- Two civilians were killed Monday in a suicide attack at a gate to the US military base at Bagram, north of Kabul, an official said. Taliban insurgents...
San Francisco shaken by 4.0-magnitude earthquake
SAN FRANCISCO -- A 4.0-magnitude earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay area Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake hit at 5.33 a.m. local time eight miles north...
Another shale gas attack full of hot air
If you get your energy news and analysis from Rolling Stone then the fact that a major story on the shale gas revolution is based on a false premise will...
AIG to raise $6B in Asian insurer's stock to repay US government
HONG KONG -- American International Group (AIG) kicked off a $6 billion sale of shares in Asian life insurer AIA Group on Monday in Hong Kong, moving forward with plans...
Iran orders retrial of former US Marine in spying case: report
TEHRAN -- Iran's Supreme Court ordered a retrial of former US Marine Amir Hekmati who was sentenced to death over allegations he was spying for the CIA. State prosecutor Gholamhossein...
Voters split on legalizing non-Indian casinos: poll
ALBANY - Hold your bets! New York voters are now evenly divided on whether to legalize non-Indian casinos, as Gov. Cuomo has proposed. That's according to a new Siena College...
VIDEO: Mueller wins Hackley NYSAISAA crown with last-second shot
Hackley’s perfect season had the perfect ending. Alexandra Mueller’s jumper from the left side barely beat the clock and gave the Hornets a heart-pounding 35-33 win over Ivy League rival...
'Going big,' Hayes leaps over Loughlin into 'AA' semifinals
Fordham University hasn’t been a gracious host to Cardinal Hayes in the past, but with the game-plan of “go big,” Hayes was carried to a victory on the shoulders of...
Australian kids think yogurt grows on trees
SYDNEY -- Most Australian fifth graders believe that cotton comes from animals and yogurt grows on trees, a new study shows. The Australian Council for Educational Research surveyed almost 1,000...
NJ synagogue firebomb suspect pleads not guilty
HACKENSACK, NJ — A second man charged in a series of attacks on synagogues that included the January firebombing of a house of worship where a rabbi and several family...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: March 5-March 11
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of March 5 through March 11. BOYS BASKETBALL St....
PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Feb. 27-March 4
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of Feb. 27. BOYS BASKETBALL Leroy (Truck) Fludd, Boys &...
NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings
Chalk has held in the city's lower levels and our rankings have a familiar look as a result. Third-ranked Collegiate won its fifth straight NYSAISAA Class B title on Sunday...
NYC non-'AA' girls basketball rankings
We are coming to the end of the year and many of our teams saw their season come to a close last week, Poly Prep, now at No. 2, fell...
Islamic groups hold rally in support of NYPD
Members of an Islamic coalition stood in front of police headquarters with signs Monday to support the New York Police Department's aggressive counterterrorism efforts, saying the agency is doing what...
Bahamas beauty queen 'in love' with Prince Harry
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Prince Harry had a Bahamas beauty queen pledge her love for him Sunday, but he was expected to face a far more hostile reception Monday for Britain's...
New Delhi rattled by 5.2-magnitude earthquake
NEW DELHI -- New Delhi was rattled by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake Monday which shook buildings in the Indian capital and caused people to flee in panic. The quake struck an...
Whitehead, Lincoln stave off dogged Curtis
By all accounts, Isaiah Whitehead’s left ankle still isn’t right. He doesn’t have his usual explosion or lift. But he’s still one of the city’s top talents – even at...
Suspected al Qaeda fighters kill 27 police in Iraq city
HADITHA, Iraq -- Suspected al Qaeda gunmen, some wearing army uniforms, raged through a western Iraq city Monday in a pre-dawn shooting spree that killed 27 policemen, including two officers...
Putin cries as he claims Russian election victory
MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin scored a decisive victory in Russia's presidential election Sunday to return to the Kremlin and extend his hold on power for six more years. His eyes...
Rangers coach says hard work led to win over Bruins
It was a typical game against the Bruins for the Rangers, who bent but did not break, who spent swatches of the match in their own end of the ice,...
Full of confidence, Berroa takes advantage of opportunity as Wings tops Cardozo
Marvilio Berroa received pep talks from coaches and teammates. When his mother and two sisters joined the fray, he knew it was serious. After a slow first month to the...
On Friar: Wallace's last-second goal gives St. Anthony's first state crown
St. Anthony’s center Chris Wallace and left winger Michael Marnell have great chemistry, but even they couldn’t script what happened Sunday night. With just one second remaining in a tie...
Rye ends Packer's run at 21 in NYSAISAA 'C' final
Packer's magical run fell a game short of a title. The team that began the year just hoping to finish above .500 saw its 21-game win streak snapped 59-51 by...
Freshman point paces LuHi past Albany Academy to book trip to Federation tourney
John Buck got to test his young Long Island Lutheran team in a do-or-die situation before the state Federation tournament. He had to like what he saw. “Any time your...
New Mexico child likely fell down 30-foot-deep hole: police
CARLSBAD, NM -- Authorities in southern New Mexico on Monday reached the body of a young boy who is thought to have fallen down a 30-foot-deep hole, after digging overnight....
Hackley's Mueller beats buzzer, Poly Prep for elusive NYSAISAA title
Alexandra Mueller just shot and watched. There wasn’t enough time to do anything else with the shot clock ticking down from one. “The ball just came near me,” Mueller said....
High five: Collegiate rallies past Poly, continues NYSAISAA dominance
Collegiate doesn’t feel the pressure of being the four-time defending champion. In fact, the Dutchman thrive on it and believe it affects their opponent more than them. “Other teams get...
Holy Cross heads back to semis after second-half rally against Molloy
Heading into halftime down 11 points, Holy Cross head coach Paul Gilvary knew he didn’t have to deliver an emotional speech to get his senior-heavy team going. “I probably didn’t...
Mountainous victory: Gill, underdogs shock two-time defending champs
Tom Fraher and Malik Gill were the picture of calm, the coach and star player basking in the glow of perhaps the biggest win in school history without as much...
Dingle too much inside as St. Ray's holds off scrappy All Hallows
Oliver Antigua was beside himself on the sidelines. All Hallows doesn’t have a player over 6-foot-3 and his St. Raymond team was hoisting up jump shot after jump shot, ignoring...
CEO’s secret
Few workers have survived the recent economic turmoil without feeling overwhelmed, overworked and underpaid. But for some executives, the stress of a floundering economy has lead to an even bigger...
Go to Greg
I’m the executive assistant to a department head, and am privy to a lot of confidential info. I just learned that several people in the department will be laid off,...
The boss hits bottom
The head of a consulting firm and a former real estate executive spoke (on condition of anonymity) to @work about being a CEO with a problem, and seeking treatment from...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. We Are Young, fun. 2. Part of Me, Katy Perry 3. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You), Kelly Clarkson 4. So Good, B.O.B. 5. Set Fire to...
Friending Vevo
Facebook’s bid to land music-video hub Vevo is about more than bragging rights: it could be just the boost it needs to beat back Google’s ascent as leader in online...
Business briefs
BP gusher BP is poised to gain at least 5 percent this week after a $7.8 billion settlement with victims of the worst US oil spill, an analyst survey showed....
Brooklyn stars in Barclays Center ad push
With the clock counting down to its official opening, Barclays Center is casting a wide net to lure sports and entertainment seekers to Brooklyn. Beyond basketball, a new ad blitz...
Home, sweat home
For some people, do-it-yourself barely applies to making coffee, much less home repair. If you’re a bit more ambitious around the house than that, try these fix-it magazines. This Old...
Hitching his Starr to artwork
For restaurateur Stephen Starr, fine dining goes hand in hand with fine art. Starr — best known for Asian hot spots Buddakan and Morimoto — is expanding his string of...
Unpaid Rx bills leave mark on more Americans
Here’s an added challenge if you’re struggling to pay a medical bill: Your credit can be wrecked if the doctor or hospital kicks your unpaid bill to a collection agency.A...
Deutsche M&A
Deutsche Bank has shuffled its top US investment bankers, appointing Jim Ratigan to succeed Bruce Evans as co-head of Americas Mergers & Acquisitions, according to an internal memo. Evans will...
All for ‘bump’ in the ratings
Do SPRAY tans exist for babies? Does hair gel work for infants less than 1 year old? And, can child-welfare authorities remove young ones from the clutches of purported adults...
Putin’s elex win ‘barely’ legal
MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rolled to victory in Russia’s presidential election yesterday, according to exit polls cited by state television, but the ballot was tainted by claims of...
Pol wants cop psych tests
NYPD patrol officers should be forced to undergo psych exams every three years “to maintain their fitness for duty,’’ says a Bronx state assemblyman. “The job of a police officer...
Arena a Net gain for cops
It was a jump ball, and the 78th Precinct won it. NYPD brass are set to tap Brooklyn’s 78th Precinct to maintain order at the NBA Nets’ new home —...
3 NC kids survive tornado pulling them from home, Ind. field tot dies
CHARLOTTE, NC — A North Carolina family says three children were ripped from their beds by a tornado, throwing one about 100 feet away along a fence lining a highway....
‘Cop shoot’ bail nixed
A man charged with opening fire on a pair of police officers — hitting one, whose gun belt deflected the bullet — was held without bail yesterday after being arraigned...
Sexy suit Taylor made
Taylor Swift proves that basic black and white can be smoking-hot, while splish-splashing Down Under. The country megastar rocked this retro bikini during a beach break in Perth, Australia. She...
Con’s ‘poor’ excuse
He stuck it to his victims one last time. Multimillionaire fraudster Myron Gushlak blew millions of dollars on his Cayman Islands estate, Bentley and Porsche collections and private jet while...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn * Cops released a picture of a man (pictured) wanted for questioning in the fatal beating of his sister in her Flastbush apartment. Neighbors called 911 after hearing Heather...
Cancer data reveal cases rise in 9/11 workers
The number of cancer-stricken NYPD employees who worked at Ground Zero is 8 percent higher than originally thought, The Post has learned.The revelation comes from city data that the Bloomberg...
WTC squawkie-talkies
The spat between City Hall and the Port Authority over the design of a unified radio system for cops and firefighters at the new World Trade Center is costing taxpayers...
Un-comptrol yourself, rival tells Liu
A fellow mayoral candidate yesterday called on embattled City Comptroller John Liu to resign as the scandal around his 2013 campaign intensifies. “I do not know if the charges against...
Whitney had secret Jermaine Jackson affair: report
Jermaine Jackson had a torrid affair with Whitney Houston and carried a torch for her until the day she died, according to a report published yesterday. The attraction had been...
Hacko on Jacko’s trackos
A worldwide web of smooth criminals has robbed Michael Jackson’s musical grave. Hackers attacked Sony servers and stole about 50,000 music files worth more than $250 million, according to The...
Christie and ex in rematch
Get ready for Round 2. Supermodel Christie Brinkley and ex-husband Peter Cook are set to duke it out in a public trial once again — just four years after settling...
Outrage over Dahmer tour
MILWAUKEE — The sister of one of Jeffrey Dahmer’s 17 victims joined others in protesting a Milwaukee walking tour of the serial killer’s haunts Saturday, calling out to tour organizers...
City’s retiree costs explode by 500%
City pension expenses have skyrocked 500 percent over the past decade — gobbling up record portions of the budget, according to a report released yesterday. The study, prepared by New...
Commi$$ion impossible!
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has hiked the total amount of money Albany pays Wall Street firms to manage the state pension fund by “a staggering 163 percent’’ — even as fund...
Mom’s ‘test’ run
When it comes to the SATs, you can’t pay to win — just ask the Westchester mom who doled out $10,000 trying to get a perfect score. After taking the...
Mila’s getting merried
Stunning Mila Kunis confesses she hasn’t been able to grab the brass ring when it comes to love. One of Hollywood’s hottest dishes, the “Black Swan” babe insists she’s a...
Citi Field’s run $lows to a walk
Citi Field revenues have dropped more than 30 percent since the Mets’ ballpark opened in 2009, and premium ticket sales are down by nearly 50 percent, according to financial records....
‘Lorax’ is tree-mendou$
LOS ANGELES — “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” and its enviro-friendly message raked in the green — $70.7 million — in its first weekend, by far the top box-office debut of...
Tough Zuck, ‘lo$er’
Mark Zuckerberg has the world’s largest social network, but he doesn’t have anything close to the world’s fattest wallet. A list of the world’s 20 wealthiest people was released yesterday,...
Cushy ‘low-show’ jobs for Mafia kin and friends pay $400K a year
Nice work if you can get it. A small band of longshoremen — including relatives of famous mobsters — were paid for working more than 24 hours a day, every...
Mitt’s Ohio surprise
CINCINNATI — This should have been a stronghold for Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum — but suddenly it’s a battleground. GOP rival Mitt Romney has made serious inroads with very...
O assures US Jews on Iran
WASHINGTON — President Obama said yesterday he wouldn’t hesitate to use force to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb in a desperate effort to deter Israel from striking the...
Romney endorsement romp
WASHINGTON — An influential senator and representative threw their support behind Mitt Romney yesterday — leaving his GOP rivals in the dust when it comes to congressional endorsements. Sen. Tom...
Dolan appeals for birth-control civility in Rush’s wake
In the wake of Rush Limbaugh calling a law-school student a “slut” over her stance on birth-control reimbursement, Timothy Cardinal Dolan yesterday pleaded for civility in the national debate, even...
Shazam electrifies again
Shazam! With one lightning-infused magic word, DC Comics has relaunched one of its most iconic characters, reviving the superhero known since 1939 as Captain Marvel and renaming and supercharging him...
DA probing grid grade-fix
Now, the real dean of discipline is on the case. Suffolk County DA Tom Spota is investigating a Long Island school district embroiled in a scandal in which top administrators...
MTA won't give cancer survivor door-to-door service
It’s been a rough ride for a 69-year-old, retired school teacher from Brooklyn. The MTA is refusing to provide door-to-door “Access-A-Ride” service for ailing grandmother Iris Marcus, who fought off...
2012: smashing ‘invisible ninjas’
So Democrats are finally energized — ready to fight those Republicans who want to ban contraceptives and subjugate women. Even if they lose the presidential election, they’ll at least succeed...
The Power of Policing
In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice issued a lengthy report on how the nation should respond to the growing crime wave that was...
Breitbart’s Brightness: He Shined Light for Right
The Issue: The sudden death of conservative Internet guru Andrew Breitbart at the age of 43. *** John Podhoretz’ column about Andrew Breitbart was magnificent — as was Breitbart (“Media...
First, Let’s Kill All the Animals
What does PETA stand for, again? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, you say? More like People Eradicating Thousands of Animals. The nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom last week...
Tort-Scam Takedown
That $279 million no-fault insurance scam cops busted Thursday gives added value to the term “ambulance-chasing.” It also shows why New Yorkers, who indirectly foot the tab for the fraud,...
ObamaCare’s Supreme Mistake
The US Supreme Court this month hears arguments on the constitutional challenges to the ObamaCare law — with the top challenge centering on the mandate that every American buy health...
O’s Israel Challenge
President Obama’s rousing speech to supporters of Israel yesterday is no doubt already being edited for broadcast in pro-Israel voting districts — yet it failed to erase important gaps between...
All signs point to ‘Tribes’
There’s so much going on in the new off-Broadway show “Tribes” that it’s almost overwhelming: intellect and sentiment, love and cruelty, witty zingers and biting put-downs. But in Nina Raine’s...
Moving ‘Alice’ is a wonderland
The women address us from the stage, speaking in soft, halting tones, their eyes darting nervously. They’re clearly not comfortable being there. But when they look directly at each other,...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-1 mile; $23,000; clm; 4up4Lntn Ldy (Arroyo)4.602.802.203Soul Silver (Rosario)6.603.005Ketubah (Santiago)2.10* Exacta (4-3) $37.80 * Trifecta (4-3-5) $75.80Winner picked by Vic C.SECOND-6 fur; $28,000; clm; 4up1Tyrana (Flores)6.003.602.606First Love (Rivera)12.804.805Lmondropsmypop (Pnnngton)3.20Scr: Lion...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1 mile; $18,500; clm($10,000); 3up1Twn Cts (RoccoJr.)3.602.402.205Kiowa (Panici)3.602.806Sacred Class (Bernardini)6.00* Exacta (1-5) $11.40 * $1 Superfecta (1-5-6-2) $235.90 * $1 Trifecta (1-5-6) $75.30Winner picked by DaSilvaSECOND-7 fur; $25,200; clm($25,000); 3up1Centrqu...
Nets’ Lopez hurt again
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Nets might have to put any impending trade for Dwight Howard on hold. Brook Lopez, in just his fifth appearance following a pre-season broken foot, is...
Hansen makes his move
It took about one minute and 43 seconds — the time it took Hansen to trounce 12 outclassed opponents by three lengths in Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile Gotham Stakes at the...
Affrunti’s Turf Paradise Grade
FIRST-5f; $8,000; cl($6,250); 3up1-Captain Crunk 7-24-Ranger Joe 6-16-Rockin Zola 2-15-Matuco 12-12-One'sOwnAcrd5-17-Chito Mono 10-13-Get You 5-2SECOND-1m; $6,400; mdn cl($8,000); 3up1-Niccolo'sDncer7-24-San Giuseppe 4-12-MdernGentlem5-25-Rio Diablo 12-16-Awestrike 9-27-Dashtime 5-13-Just for Jami 10-1THIRD-5 1/2f; $6,000;...
Parx Racing Analysis
1. 1m; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 3YOGORGEOUS WEATHER adds blinkers and cuts back in distance while dropping in class. ST. MERLIN finished second at this distance and level two back. MOREFORYOURMONEY...
Red Storm players honored
St. John’s freshman forward Maurice Harkless of Queens and guard D’Angelo Harrison of Missouri City, Texas, were both voted to the Big East All-Rookie team. Harkless also received honorable mention...
Tomorrow’s Parx Racing Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70y; $20,000; cl($5,000); 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 Domesticalista(L),122C Orm10-12-11Taylor30-13 HabbyQuatorze(L),122SBermudz6-7-6Carango10-14 Getting Bold(L),122JHmpshrJr7-7-3Dandy4-15 Country Green(L),122V Molina2-3-5Dunn5-26 Done(L),115ABowman3-2-5Neilson8-51 a-Cherry Lady(L),122G Wales10-5-6Day7-21A a-What a Smile(L),122F...
Aqueduct Charts
March 4th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70yds; $71,000; alw; 4upOff: 12:50. Good. off rail, ralliedTime: 23.63, 47.51, 1:12.13, 1:36.68, 1:4.75.Trainer: Richard Dutrow, Jr.Winner: B H, 6, by...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 5TUEMar. 6WEDMar. 7THUMar. 8FRIMar. 9SATMar. 10SUNMar. 11KnicksNO GAMEDal.8:30MSGESPNS.A.8:30MSGESPNNO GAMEMilw.8:30MSGESPNNO GAMEPhila.NoonMSGESPNNetsNO GAMEMia. 7:30 YESWNYML.A.C. 8:00 YESWFANNO GAMEChar. 7:00 YESWFANHou. 8:00 YESWBBRNO GAMERangersNOGAMEDevils7:00MSG2WBBRNOGAMEOtt.7:30MSGESPNChi.8:30MSG+WBBRNOGAMEIsles7:00MSGESPNIslandersNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEDevils7:00MSG+2 WRHUNOGAMEDevils7:00MSG+ WRHUN.Y.R.7:00MSG+2 WRHUDevilsNOGAMEN.Y.R.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEIsles7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEIsles7:00MSGWFANPhila.7:00MSG+WFAN&Philadelphia1:05MLB Network&Pitt.1:05No TV&T.B.1:05YES&Tor.1:05No TV^&Atl.1:05YES&Atl.1:05No TV^&Phil.1:05YES&Wash.ington6:10SportsNet NYWFAN...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Exhibition: Yankees at Phillies MLBN6 p.m.Exhibition: Nationals at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)Basketball5 p.m.Women: Atlantic 10 Championship:St. Bonaventure vs. Dayton ESPN27 p.m.CAA Tournament Championship:Drexel vs. VCU ESPN7 p.m.MAAC Tournament...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballColonial Athletic AssociationAt Richmond, Va.ChampionshipFavoriteLineUnderdogVcu2DrexelSun Belt ConferenceAt Hot Springs, Ark.SemifinalsNorth Texas1 1/2Arkansas St.Denver8 1/2W. KentuckyMid-American ConferenceFirst RoundE. MICHIGAN8N. IllinoisW. MICHIGAN3 1/2Ball St.TOLEDO1Miami, OhioBOW. GREEN11C. MichiganWest Coast ConferenceAt Las VegasChampionshipSaint...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Kobe, Lakers humble Heat Kobe Bryant scored 33 points in his third straight stellar performance since Dwyane Wade broke his nose in last week’s All-Star Game in the Lakers’...
Mets' Pelfrey successful with sinker
PORT ST. LUCIE — Mike Pelfrey’s goals are simple this year: Keep the ball in the park and runners from stealing against him. It was mission accomplished for the Mets...
Giants DVD is Super treat
It actually happened. It was not some flashback to four years ago, when the Giants turned the impossible into the believable, when they defied any and all expectations to get...
NFL bounty probe turns to Saints assistant Williams
Nfl investigators will meet today with the former Saints assistant coach who admitted and apologized for running a bounty program that rewarded players with thousand-dollar payoffs for knocking targeted opponents...
Forces outside NFL need to act on bounty claims
This Saints bounty thing, the last three seasons? Let’s speak it, write it, treat it and prosecute it for what it was: organized crime. No matter what actions Roger Goodell...
Knicks' Shumpert haunted by taunt
BOSTON — Knicks rookie guard Iman Shumpert feels he did everything he could in defending Paul Pierce’s magic 3-point heave with 4.9 seconds left that sent yesterday’s game to overtime...
Deron scores Nets record 57 points in win over Bobcats
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Deron Williams gets to keep his 11:39 tee time today in South Florida. That’s because the Nets won. And that’s because no Net in the NBA history...
Islanders shut out Devils
Prospering as spoilers, the forlorn Islanders have turned into wreckers, postponing their own funeral while they’re at it. With two opportunities to further ravage the Devils this week, they cling...
Gaborik, now buying into Tortorella's system, leads Rangers to win
It was a game of war last year between John Tortorella, the coach of the Rangers, and Marian Gaborik, the marquee forward of the Rangers, that proved much like the...
Mets 1B Davis says he can play with ailment
PORT ST. LUCIE — Ike Davis isn’t fretting over the possibility Valley Fever could destroy his season. The Mets first baseman yesterday acknowledged he likely has the ailment, but said...
Mets' Wright dealing with rib-cage injury
PORT ST. LUCIE — David Wright’s rib cage has officially become an issue in Mets camp. A day after the Mets scratched Wright from their intrasquad scrimmage for precautionary reasons,...
Woods shoots 62, but McIlroy holds on for Honda win
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Ernie Els had seen this before, up close and very personal. Brandt Jobe had not. The two players were grouped with Tiger Woods in yesterday’s...
Brilliant heir day for No. 1 McIlroy
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — This is the power of Tiger Woods: On a coming-of-age day for Rory McIlroy, who made history by becoming the second-youngest player to ascend to...
Overweight Pineda isn't lock for Yankees rotation
TAMPA — What we know of Michael Pineda in the brief time he has been with the Yankees can’t be viewed as encouraging. The 23-year-old right-hander arrived last month and...
Garcia OK pitching from Yankees bullpen
TAMPA — A starting pitcher in 327 of his 329 major league games, Freddy Garcia would prefer to remain in that spot with the Yankees this season. However, if manager...
Rivera getting closer to Yankees spring debut
TAMPA — Mariano Rivera will take a step closer to getting into an exhibition game today when he throws batting practice. The plan is for the Yankees closer to pitch...
A-Rod starts strong for Yankees
TAMPA — Even Mr. October was impressed. After Alex Rodriguez hit the first pitch he saw this spring for a long home run to right-center off Roy Halladay yesterday in...
Knicks' Anthony must learn to finish like Celtics' Pierce
BOSTON — In those murky years before 2009, seasons that blended together and always ended the same way for him, Alex Rodriguez became almost too accustomed to the prevailing storylines...
Early check-in for Knicks helps Baron’s nerves
BOSTON — Baron Davis was already ready, already fired up, already jazzed about suiting up against the Celtics, at the TD Garden, on national television, on a Sunday afternoon. He...
Knicks lose to Celtics in overtime
BOSTON — Jeremy Lin got booed by the Boston crowd when he touched the ball, got in early foul trouble, got harassed by the Celtics defenders in the paint and...
Talk show guests
MONDAYJON HAMM, JENNIFER WESTFELDT, FRAN DRESCHER - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4NICK LACHEY - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7AUDRA MCDONALD, NORM LEWIS - The Rosie Show, 9 a.m.,...
Ailes to endorse Maddow book — seriously
Quick, check to see if hell froze over last night. Rachel Maddow, the darling of left-leaning cable news network MSNBC has a new book coming out and it is being...
Singing ‘Apprentice’
Music hath charms to soothe the savage Donald, it would seem. This season, more than a quarter of the contestants on “The Celebrity Apprentice” are musicians. If you go by...
Locks of love
You know it has been a slow season when the most exciting thing about “The Bachelor’s” dates are how his hair will fare in the exotic (humid) date locales. In...
‘Five-0’ star out for drug treatment
'Hawaii Five-0’ star Alex O’Loughlin is off the hit action series for at least one episode while he undergoes drug treatment, the actor’s spokesman said over the weekend. “Alex is...
Snooki tapes 2night
Maybe today Snooki will finally come clean about being pregnant. She is due to tape the reunion show to “Jersey Shore” with the most of the cast tonight in New...
Pulse sales
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Gourmet goddess
If you had told “Top Chef” judge Gail Simmons back in 2004 that she would one day be prepping for a fashion shoot at her then place of employment, the...
Weird but true
Worshippers at Ecclesia Church in Houston answered the call of their artsy pastor, Chris Seay, and got themselves tattooed with images from the Stations of the Cross.They were then photographed...
Model agent’s burglar terror
The owner of a Manhattan modeling agency came face to face with a brazen burglar who broke into her Murray Hill apartment Saturday night. British-born Chantelle Fraser, 33, said her...
Stony Brook wins at buzzer
Dallis Joyner’s tip-in at the buzzer lifted Stony Brook past Albany 57-55 in the America East Conference tournament semifinals yesterday in Hartford. Joyner, who finished with 14 points for the...
St. John's women reach Big East semis
HARTFORD, Conn. — Shenneika Smith scored 24 points and No. 18 St. John’ s beat No. 20 Louisville 68-61 in overtime yesterday in a Big East quarterfinal game. Nadirah McKenith...
Big East is Syracuse’s to lose
Picking the Big East Conference Tournament champion has never been easy, what with 16 teams, a history of players (see: Gerry McNamara and Kemba Walker) who pop out like a...
Wagner out of Northeast tournament
Wagner’s storybook season will not have a fairy-tale ending. After a school-record 25 victories, a 12-win improvement from last season, the No. 2 seeded Seahawks’ dream of an NCAA tournament...
Iona loses, NCAA bid in doubt
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Iona coach Tim Cluess has insisted his team deserves an invitation to the NCAA tournament, win or lose in the conference tournament. After a second-half meltdown in...
LIU reaches Northeast final
Julian Boyd clenched both fists in celebration with 28.3 seconds to go. It had been an impressive comeback win for the LIU-Brooklyn star and his team — and it put...
Continuing lights-out play, Hall shoots Jefferson past Wadleigh
Wadleigh was right there with Thomas Jefferson, leading late in the first half, within three points of the top-seeded Orange Wave midway through the third quarter. The Carnesecca Arena crowd...
Boys High keeps on Truck-ing, tops South Shore to reach 'AA' semis
Boys & Girls has won its share of big games this year, from road victories at Catholic league powers Cardinal Hayes and Christ the King to two wins over bitter...
Williams scores 57 as Nets dump Bobcats 104-101
CHARLOTTE – Guess this was what Avery Johnson had in mind. The Nets coach was discussing this weekend how he wants Deron Williams to be more aggressive. Williams took just...
Gored Spanish bullfighter returns to ring
OLIVENZA, Spain — A Spanish bullfighter who lost sight in one eye and has partial facial paralysis after a terrifying goring returned to the bullring today, five months after his...
Sought in deadly Brooklyn beating
Cops released a picture of a man wanted for questioning in the fatal beating of his older sister in her Brooklyn apartment. Neighbors called 911 after hearing Heather Wright, 43,...